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TN Legal Win Lowers The Age For Carrying a Handgun to 18

By Matthew Maruster / January 25, 2023

On Monday a United States District Court judge in Tennessee issued a directive in the case Beeler v Long. The plaintiffs, Blake Beeler, Logan Ogle, and the Firearms Policy Coalition,…

Kommissar J.B. Pritzker Signs Law Banning Commonly Owned Rifles and Magazines

By Matthew Maruster / January 12, 2023

On January 10th, J.B. Pritzker signed Illinois House Bill 5471. Immediately effective upon signature, HB 5471, among other things, bans commonly owned, civilian sporting rifles like the AR 15, and…

S7E22: Your 2023 Training Plan

By Riley Bowman / January 11, 2023

Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster talk about the upcoming New Year, and what that means for a lot of people is reflection on this past year, looking forward to the future, and setting (and hopefully accomplishing) goals. What are your 2023 concealed carry, shooting, and training goals? How are you going to achieve and measure those?

SHOT 2023 is Almost Here – Will We See You There?

By Matthew Maruster / January 10, 2023

As in years past, our company will be at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoors Trade Show, better known as SHOT Show. This trade show which takes place every year in…

What Comes From 100 Days of Dry Fire Practice?

By Matthew Maruster / January 9, 2023

I remember a time not so long ago when I routinely had conversations with people who not only thought dry fire, (practicing with an unloaded firearm) was useless, but believed…

Appendix Carry – The Most Dangerous Inside The Waistband Carry Position on Earth?

By Matthew Maruster / January 6, 2023

So carrying a gun comes with some inherent dangers. We mitigate them with training and using appropriate gear. But when it comes to concealed carry, specifically carrying a gun inside…

S7E21: Transitions on Single Value Targets

By Riley Bowman / January 5, 2023

Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss the idea of practicing TQ application in dry fire practice. This was recently featured on the latest Shooter Ready Challenge. Check it out at https://www.shooterreadychallenge.com and tune into today’s episode!

The Anatomy of a Negligent Discharge

By Matthew Maruster / January 4, 2023

The vast majority of gun owners are responsible and safety conscious. No gun owner wants to fire a round unintentionally. That’s the reason it’s called an unintentional discharge. However, when…

Everyday Carry – Weapon Mounted Lights and Spare Magazines

By Matthew Maruster / January 3, 2023

This week two people reached out to me and asked for my opinion on if they should have a weapon mounted light on their everyday carry gun, and if they…

7 Training Videos You Can Access Today

By Matthew Maruster / December 29, 2022

Our company doesn’t believe the government should impose training requirements to own or possess a firearm. But that doesn’t mean we don’t think every gun owner has the responsibility to…

A4769 – NJ’s New Restrictive Gun Law Sure to End up in Court

By Matthew Maruster / December 26, 2022

While families in New Jersey were busy buying matching pajamas for Christmas pictures, the New Jersey Legislature worked on passing gun law. The law, A4769, makes the state’s existing gun…

S7E20: News & Reviews – “Smith and Wesson’s Big Mistake”

By Riley Bowman / December 21, 2022

Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest industry news. We bring news stories about some new products coming to market, discuss some other relevant industry news including a new pistol from Ruger, as well as some legislative news including a win out of Oregon…but the fight there rages on. Plus don’t miss our take on Smith & Wesson’s most recent release.

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Podcast Changes

By Jacob Paulsen / December 21, 2022

Today, Riley, Matthew, and Jacob communicate some upcoming changes to the Concealed Carry Podcast including the publishing and recording schedule. After over 600 episodes of the podcast we are pleased to continue to bring important information to today’s gun owners but some important changes are necessary to allow us to continue!

Shooter Ready Challenge, December 2022

By Matthew Maruster / December 21, 2022

December 2022 Shooter Ready Challenge We’ve been publishing dry fire training and challenge videos since October 2019 to help the average gun carrier take their skills to the next level.…

Ohio Legislature Codifies Preservation of Firearm Rights During an Emergency

By Matthew Maruster / December 19, 2022

Most of us haven’t forgotten how state and federal governments unconstitutionally expanded their powers during the COVID pandemic and outlawed basic freedoms. Among these was the right to gather, move…